Don’t expect to see Joe Torre interviewed during a game any time soon. A Yankee spokesman said the club would not participate in in-game interviews.

With Kenny Albert working as the sideline reporter Friday night for Yankees-Red Sox, Fox officials were hopeful the Yankees would accommodate them – as Giant manager Felipe Alou did for ESPN on Sunday night.

“That’s not something we would do under any circumstances,” Yankee spokesman Rick Cerrone said. “I can’t conceive we would do it.”

On Sunday, during the top of the seventh inning, ESPN’s Jon Miller and Joe Morgan spoke with Alou, who wore a headset in the dugout. The discussion extended until the leadoff man reached base. Alou would have preferred the interview to end before play began.

“The objective is to do it before the umpire signals the start of play for the next half inning,” said Jed Drake, ESPN’s vice president of remote productions.

Locally, MSG/Fox Sports are in discussions with the Mets to try to do in-game interviews.

* On Friday’s Red Sox-Yankees’ game, Fox will unveil a new “innovation” that sounds strikingly similar to an ESPN staple.

The “Strike Zone” shows a silhouette outline of the strike zone. That sounds an awful like ESPN’s Emmy-award-winning “K-Zone.” ESPN first used “K-Zone” in 1999.

“I guess this falls into imitation being the sincerest form of flattery,” Drake said.

Fox Sports’ Dan Bell said, “We felt the same way in 1996 when they followed us by miking the bases, the mangers and the players. The bottom line is by both networks using these enhancements, it benefits the viewer.”

Fox likely won’t use the “Strike Zone” as much as ESPN utilizes “K-Zone.” Fox will also limit the airtime of its new animated baseball, named Scooter, which is designed to explain pitching nuances to youngsters.

ESPN owns the best innovation of the new season. Fly Cam gives the point of view from the seats down the first-base line. It is a strong replay device.

* Look for ESPN college hoop analysts, Bill Raftery and Len Elmore, to get some ESPN NBA Playoff airtime.

* With Freddy Adu, the 14-year-old soccer phenom, at the Meadowlands Saturday, some are trying to push him into the starting lineup, thinking the MLS only has a small window to make a TV impact. Instead, ABC/ESPN officials aren’t pressuring D.C. United coach Peter Nowak to overuse Adu until the kid is ready. They want to build team identity, not just one player.

“We want people to walk away from the television the same way they walk away when the Green Bay Packers lose, if they are a Packers’ fan,” said Michael Cohen, ABC/ESPN MLS’ executive producer.